I've got Spring Fever!
Spring is my favorite time of year. I love the sound of birds busily making their nests, the smell of fresh blossoms on the trees and the promise of warmer weather. However, Spring this year has been a little different for me. As I write this, it's snowing outside with several inches on the ground (snow in April-how does that happen?). Also, celebrating Easter so early in March this year just wasn't the same. I could hardly get into the egg hunting, new dress mode while it was so cold outside. I'd wondered why Easter was so early and Heather, one of our readers, provided this interesting information:
Easter 2008 was a once in a lifetime experience! Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox (which was March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover. This is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.
This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives.
Only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early-the year was 1913 (95 years old or above).
The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now).
So-even though Easter was very early this year and a little on the cold side, the facts above provide for some pretty fun journaling on my Easter 2008. There's always a silver lining to every cloud!
Happy Spring!
Lisa B.
Easter 2008 was a once in a lifetime experience! Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox (which was March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover. This is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.
This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives.
Only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early-the year was 1913 (95 years old or above).
The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now).
So-even though Easter was very early this year and a little on the cold side, the facts above provide for some pretty fun journaling on my Easter 2008. There's always a silver lining to every cloud!
Happy Spring!
Lisa B.
